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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

MAC Prep For Colour Collection Swatches and Reviews

This is a tiny fringe collection from MAC. The colour story for this collection is bright, even skintone, flawless face, neutral eyes and juicy pink lips. This is just a minor collection but I love the shades and the products because it bespeaks of beautiful, glowing skin as the main feature. Let's start with the colour collection.

EYESHADOWS:

I think Hey is going to be one of my favorite neutral lid colors from MAC. It is very pigmented and I love the Veluxe Pearl finish. It is a warm mid-tone beige that is going to be perfect as a neutral lid color or for those days when you just want a shimmery wash on the lids to make the eyes look more awake and fresh. I compared Hey with other similar-colored MAC shadows in my stash:

In the photo above, you can see that Hey is a little more subdued than the very shimmery Grand Entrance and All That Glitters. They are all in the same color family, however, albeit Hey is lighter than All That Glitters.

I really love Just Add Colour. This is a very pretty sparkly fuchsia pink that is quite feminine and spring-y. The high-watt shine really gives the lips a luscious look. This is also very pigmented; I didn't have to add a lipstick underneath to make the color pop. Just add neutral eyeshadows, light bronzer or blush with this lipglass and you're good to go.

PREP + PRIME SKIN BRIGHTENING SERUM

I have not tried this on the face yet but MAC claims that it evens out the skintone and brightens the complexion. I will follow up with a review and a look using this serum on my face. Here's how it looks like on the skin:

pumped out a small blob

spread on the skin

It is a color-less serum that feels cool to the touch, and it spread easily on the skin. I am excited to try this out on my face and will update this blog with my thoughts and a look using this.

All in all, the MAC Prep For Colour has the right balance of products paying attention to both skincare and eye/lip colours. I sometimes have uneven skintone so I am excited to use the Prep + Prime Skin Brightening Serum. Hey would be a great everyday eyeshadow, and if you love pinks and fuchsias, Just Add Colour is the lipglass for you.

NOTE: Media samples were provided by a representative of the company. For more information on the matter, please refer to the Disclosure Page.

4 comments:

After seeing swatches, I'm increasingly convinced that Hey is the same Hey that was in Fafi quad 1 (the only colour that I kept from this quad after I depotted it, and only colour I ever hit pan on!) I'm considering buying it when this collection is released, but I wonder if it's really that unique. Life is too short for backups =P (except when it comes to Port Red).

Chibu74- the pic above was taken when the serum wasn't all that dry yet, but when it dried, it was just like I didn't put anything. So now, it's not greasy at all. Will update the review when I try it on the face.

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